Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry invites you to go inside the mouth as dentist and oral pathologist Dr. John Wright discusses the human papilloma virus and oral cancer during a live webcast of Dental Health Check Monday, July 29, at noon (CDT). Access is free, but you must register for the live event. [...]

Did you know that a history of six or more oral sex partners increases men’s risk of developing throat cancer more than eight-fold? My name is Erin Leo and I work in the Digital and Social Media Department at The Mount Sinai Hospital in NYC. Yesterday, Michael Douglas announced that his throat cancer was [...]

Having heartburn often may lead to cancers of the throat and vocal cord, according to a new study…. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57585915/frequent-heartburn-raises-throat-cancer-risk-80-percent-study-finds/

Coping With Caregiving Three months after the birth of our first child, Lily, my wife Heather and I received some devastating news. Heather had been diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma, and I became her caregiver. We were given several choices about where to take her treatment, and when I looked over at Heather, I could [...]

According to a recent article by Jo-Anne Jones, RDH, the connection between the sexually transmitted disease, human papillomavirus (HPV), and oral cancer has produced startling statistics. Not only is HPV one of the fasted growing STDs but it is asserted that at least 50% of the sexually active population will contract it. With a 225% increase [...]